The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-05
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies for the Town OF Alb.
neville. 8, C., for the Year 1887.

beyiIIe, s. C., for the Year 1887. :
DE TT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANTE
ID and Wardens OF the Town of Aobeville,
s. c., in Council assembled. and by authority
OF the same, That tax for the sums and IN
and paid Into the treasury Of she Town Coun-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereon Tor the
year 1887.
SECTION 1. On every one hundred dollars
tate within the Incorporation OF the said Town.
of Abbeville the sum Of fifteen cents.
SEC 2. On each billiard and pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire tne sum M o. eS aGS
twenty-five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On
each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum OF
SEC. 3. For each license to retail spirituous. i,
liquors in the Town of Abbeville the sum Of
| Two Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning.
ins M.s on ali the rst day Of January isSs The said
sums payable In three equal instalIments IN
advance, said dealer or dealers TO give bond
and T the s
dealer or dealers should 60 out OF business ths,
whole amount OF Two Hundred Dollars shall;
Immediately become due and and payable payable, anu Ta
whole or any part of the year shall pay tire
whole sum Of Two Hundred Dollars.
| SEC. 4. Tint all male persons between the
ages of sixteen aud fifty years, except those
to road duty and shall he required to work
on the roods, sidewalks, and streets withln
! five days under the direction OF the Town
| Council. The communication for said road du-
fy to be the sum Of Two Dollars to be paid ut
the time Of payment OF oher mrch xes 10 ners %, on
refusing or falling to work five full days To be
accepted and approved by the Council or ray
the abtve commuti.tiOn shall he liable 10 pay
such fine and penalty us The Council may I'M
SEC. s. That all itinerant aactioneers, ped:
dlers and other transient PersonE, except
ty, offering ut retail any goods whatsoever for
sale. shall pay q license or not more .than
Twenty-Five Dollars Tor less than One Dollar
Sic. 8. That all circuses shall pay license
of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition: and all other shows, including
what are com mmonly known as sde-snows at
tached TO circus, shall pay license of not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
eacli exhibition.
SEC. I. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath on Or before ne rSt st dns ddns OF
able on or before the first day OF March, 1887.
If any person or persons shnIl refuse or neg
eet payment OF the taxes A herein r ievie't with
Town Council is hereby authorized and re.
quired to add twenty per ce'tunn penalty, art
ii The tax with the penalty Is not paid within
the Treasurer of the Council TO issue cxecu-
lions therefor Immediately and collect tho
snne by due process of law, as provided In +,
the charter of said Town OF Abbeyille. =
SEC 8. The Town Council or y quornm
thereof shall constitute a board OF assessors
to af1ix the value of property returned for
taxation. -
SEC. O. Ifany person or persons shall refnss
or NEGLECT to make a return OF their property
for tn xation within the time prescribed here
in, the return OF last year with twentySper-
cenfum added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer 10 be the true value of their
property for taxation and II shall be assessed
at'tlIat rate. =.
Done and Ratified In Council and the seal of.
| the Town Council affixed this day of Jam
uary, eighteen hundred and eighty.seven.
| VIC MCGOWAN
+ JONES F. MILLER, Intendadk =,
| Secretary.
! Jan. j. 1887.